Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 385
Civil Legal Assistance Fund; increase certain fees for deposit into and require those monies to be allocated to the Mississippi Center for Legal Services.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-21-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE MONIES REMITTED BY THE CLERKS OF EACH CHANCERY AND CIRCUIT COURT TO THE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR LEGAL SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-7-9 AND 25-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE FEE COLLECTED BY THE CLERK OF EACH CHANCERY AND CIRCUIT COURT FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND TO FIFTEEN DOLLARS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 12 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
Judiciary AJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Feb 3
- Jan 12Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Appropriations A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives